After seeing his side go down 1-0 to Leeds United at Elland Road, the Brentford boss was quick to dish out the blame for the defeat.

First up was the referee and his denial of a Bees penalty and letting Liam Cooper's 31st-minute winner stand.

Fair enough, everyone always thinks the referee is short-changing them and Oliver Langford made a series of poor decisions for both sides.

But then came his next excuse - the pitch.

"Didn't help that they left the grass a bit long," Smith grumbled. "The pitch played poor."

While those words were spoken through the fog of post-match disappointment, Smith will surely have known that these comments would have provoked a reaction from Leeds, who's fans had just seen their side pick up their first win since Boxing Day.

First came the club, with an almighty put down, as they tweeted a picture of three groundstaff mowing the pitch and the caption "Good game lads @BrentfordFC."

If that wasn't the knockout blow, then the responses from the Leeds over the next 18-plus hours were, as the memes, jokes and replies kept coming well into Sunday afternoon.